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US Board Members
Jeff Gentry
Jeff holds a Master of Divinity degree and currently serves as the Director of Operations for the Disability Policy Consortium.
Jeff holds a Master of Divinity degree and currently serves as the Disability Services Director at JVS Boston. Jeff has committed his career to increasing workforce engagement and community access for people with disabilities. Over the past decade Jeff and his teams have equipped over 1,000 transition age youth and adults with disabilities to secure employment in the community. In recent years, Jeff has led a number of workforce development initiatives that have connected people in Greater Boston to the industry recognized credentials (i.e., ServSafe Food Handler and Certified Nursing Assistant certifications) that they need to participate in growth industries like hospitality and allied health.
In past years, Jeff has participated in innovative initiatives like IMPACT:Ability, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supported initiative that empowered organizations and individuals with disabilities to prevent abuse, and Empowering People for Inclusive Communities, an organization that empowers transition age youth with disabilities to develop their leadership skills through community service.
As Kupenda's Board Chair, Jeff is responsible for overseeing Kupenda's board and executive committee meetings. He works in partnership with the executive director to ensure Board resolutions are carried out and calls special meetings preparing board meetings agendas, organizing board evaluations of staff, and recruiting new board members.
Cynthia Bauer
As Kupenda's executive director and founder, Cynthia provides the board with updates on both the U.S. and Kenyan operations in addition to financial reports.
As the executive director and founder of the organization, Cynthia continues to hold a position on the board. She provides the board with updates on both the U.S. and Kenyan operations in addition to financial reports. Cynthia facilitates the board's strategic planning, decision making, evaluation and fundraising efforts. Read Cynthia's full biography here.
Leah Battillo
Leah Battillo is a special education teacher, a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), and a board-certified behavior analyst supervisor. She studied Elementary Education and Linguistics and concentrated in Special Education and English as a Second Language at Gordon College.
Leah Battillo is a special education teacher, a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), and a board-certified behavior analyst supervisor. She studied Elementary Education and Linguistics and concentrated in Special Education and English as a Second Language at Gordon College. She was given the Presidential Award, awarded to one student annually who has made significant contributions to the college and the community. She was the founder and director of Gordon College's Beyond Disabilities Week, a 7-day event focusing on the topic of disabilities, which included 23 speakers, 19 events, three-panel discussions, two movies, a technology and art forum. She hired Temple Grandin as the event's keynote speaker.
Leah was also the project coordinator and is a current team member on the internationally-recognized Accessible Icon Project. Currently, over 40 states and 25 countries use the Accessible Icon symbol.
In 2017, Leah received a master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in Autism from Ball State University and received her BCBA license. Since then, she has been providing in-home supervision and training for parents and behavior technicians.
Leah is now a special needs consultant in her community and church, as well as an Outreach Coordinator. She provides professional development for teachers, parents, and volunteers. She is a Funds for Teacher Fellow. In addition, she manages a website and an Instagram page (@ParentTools) that supports parents who have children with behavioral needs.
Lauren Boswell Blair
Lauren has experience writing policy for various government agencies and authored the novel about Kupenda, "An Unlikely Gift."
Lauren is an experienced writer who earned with an honors degree in English and has gone on to write policy for various government agencies and contracting companies. She also wrote An Unlikely Gift, a book about Kupenda's founding and growth. Lauren has always had a heart for children with physical struggles because she underwent numerous surgeries as a child. Her compassion for people who struggle energizes her to get involved with Kupenda. In addition to working with Kupenda in Kenya on multiple occasions, Lauren has hosted a variety of awareness and fundraising events. Without her fundraising efforts in the early stages, Kupenda would not be where it is today. Her love of the children she met in Kenya is evident in her devoted leadership of Kupenda's board of directors!
As Kupenda's Vice Board Chair, Lauren attends all of Kupenda's board meetings and carries out special assignments, as requested by the board chair. Lauren also understands the responsibilities of the board chair and is able to perform these duties in the chair's absence. Lauren's affiliation with Adventures for the Cure has resulted in over $175,000 contributed since Kupenda began in 2003.
Julia Spruance
Julia has worked for Boston-based non-profit, Waypoint Adventure since 2013, designing and facilitating customized adventure-education programs for youth and adults with disabilities. Also Julia has helped illustrate our first sign language handbook and co-led Kupendas disability advocacy hike up in 2016.
Julia received her Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Sport & Wellness and Studio Art from Gordon College. She has worked for the Boston-based non-profit, Waypoint Adventure since 2013, designing and facilitating customized adventure-education programs like rock climbing, hiking, and kayaking for youth and adults with disabilities. Previously she worked as a Recreational Therapist at a skilled nursing facility in Cambridge, MA and a senior day center in Lynn, MA. Julia has been a Kupenda volunteer since 2007, and in 2011, she illustrated our first sign-language handbook which has enabled hundreds of Kenyan parents to be able to communicate with their children. In 2016, she co-led Kupenda's disability advocacy hike up Mount Kilimanjaro alongside Kenyan children with disabilities. Her 2018 TEDx talk entitled, "High Expectations – 3 Teens with Disabilities Take on Kilimanjaro" is about how having high expectations for one another can create communities where people feel valued.
Christine Allen
Christine Allen has an MBA from MIT Sloan and is passionate about helping vulnerable children experience the fullest life possible.
Patricia Prasada-Rao
Patty holds degrees in Psychology/Pre-Med and Public Health and has worked with several non-profits.
Patty holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology/Pre-Med and a Master's degree in Public Health. She has worked with several non-profits over the past 20 years, both in the U.S. and abroad, in multiple roles. In addition to her public health and research background, Patty has worked in corporate marketing, psychiatric program management, and as an area director for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. She has served on 11 different boards and actively volunteers within her community and abroad. Near and dear to her heart is her family's work with the Chadalawada School (Pure Religion in Action [PRIA] Ministries) in India. Her experience in community and international development, as well as faith-based leadership, is a valuable resource for Kupenda.
As Kupenda's Board Treasurer, Patricia manages the review of and action related to the board's financial responsibilities. She also works with the executive director to ensure that appropriate financial reports are made available to the board on a timely basis.
Caroline Kamau
Caroline Kamau is a mother and domestic violence advocate from the Great Rift Valley, Kenya.
Caroline Kamau is a mother and domestic violence advocate from the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. She joined Miss Kenya USA in 2015 and continues working as an ambassador for Miss Kenya through her domestic violence platform. In 2017 she became the pageant president. Her background in volunteering and helping others has inspired many young people to volunteer and bring change to their communities. Caroline has also represented Kenya at the Annual International Human Rights Summit, organized a college preparation workshop for high school students in her community, and launched an ambassador program to help young women give back to their communities.
Keita Rone Wilson
Keita Rone Wilson is a native of Detroit, Michigan and has worked in the field of special education over 20 years as a speech pathologist, special education teacher, educational consultant.
Keita Rone Wilson is a native of Detroit, Michigan and has worked in the field of special education over 20 years as a speech pathologist, special education teacher, educational consultant. Keita has both a MS and PhD in special education and is currently an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She has taught courses that address inclusion and diversity. In addition to her work in teacher preparation programs, Keita is passionate about her research interest which includes studying how other cultures perceived and experienced disabilities. Keita is excited about working towards improving the lives of children with disabilities and their families through the mission and vision of Kupenda for the Children. In her role as Board Secretary, Keita records meetings minutes and ensures their accuracy, safety and availability.
Daniel Huss
Daniel Huss has a B.A. in history from Gordon College in Massachusetts. He volunteered for a year in Khartoum, Sudan, working with a team doing relief work in North Darfur.
Daniel Huss has a B.A. in history from Gordon College in Massachusetts. He volunteered for a year in Khartoum, Sudan, working with a team doing relief work in North Darfur. He has worked for Bridgewell, a non-profit in the Boston area that works with adults who have intellectual disabilities. He is currently a carpenter in the Boston area.
Kenya Board Members
Kupenda's name in Kenya is "Kuhenza for the Children's Foundation." Kuhenza has a Kenyan board of directors that oversees and supports the organization's staff and operations.
Reverend Robert Mangi
Reverend Robert Mangi has been a pastor for over 30 years leading congregations at eight different Anglican churches.
Reverend Robert Mangi has been a pastor for over 30 years leading congregations at eight different Anglican churches in Kilifi County. He currently serves as the Archdeacon for the Anglican Church of Kenya in the Malindi Diocese. His church was the first one Kupenda worked with to include children with disabilities early in the organization's development. The programs at this church serve as a model to other churches seeking to be more inclusive. Reverend Mangi's work and experience helps Kupenda connect to other pastors in Kilfi County.
Linnet Mkutano
Linnet developed epilepsy at the age of 26 and by 27 was unable to walk to talk due to the paralysis caused by her seizures.
Linnet developed epilepsy at the age of 26 and by 27 was unable to walk to talk due to the paralysis caused by her seizures. She was bedridden until the age of 35, when she finally received medicine to manage her seizures and began working with a physical therapist to improve her mobility. After ten years of medication and PT, Linnet finally began to walk again and now is able to walk independently using a cane. Her journey through disability inspired her to join the Kuhenza Board and found the Matunda Disabled Women's Group, which has 15 members who have been meeting together for 10 years. She also acts as a role model and counselor for people with disabilities and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities through speeches at rallies, ceremonies and chief meetings throughout her county. Linnet has a certificates in Rights of the Girl Child and Counseling for Stroke Victims. She also has a Certificate in Early Childhood Education from the Kilifi District Education Center
Susanne King
Susanne King has more than 30 years of experience working as a social pedagogue (a teacher and social worker) in Denmark, Tanzania, Zambia, and Kenya.
Susanne King has more than 30 years of experience working as a social pedagogue (a teacher and social worker) in Denmark, Tanzania, Zambia, and Kenya. She served both the Danish Council and Danish Refugee Aid as a family counselor and worked as a development professional and nutrition group coordinator in Zambia. Susanne also served as headmistress at the Nordic School in Dar es Salaam and as Deputy Head of a Nature at a kindergarten in Denmark. She has experience working with teenage mothers, families with alcohol issues, and young adults with special needs and has earned diplomas in adult education and business administration.
Norbert Deche
Norbert spent his career working as a legal advisor and traveling extensively in his position with Kenya's immigration department.
Norbert was drawn to the work of Kuhenza because he has a daughter with a disability who is still under his care, even though she is over 30 years old. Although now retired, Norbert spent his career working as a legal advisor and traveling extensively in his position with Kenya's immigration department. Norbert is a trusted advisor to the Kenya director. In 2014, Norbert's flexibility and finances also allowed him to accompany the Kenya director to visit the work of Kupenda in the U.S.
Cynthia, Kupenda's founder and Executive Director, also serves on Kuhenza's Board. She provides updates on Kupenda's U.S. operations and supports strategic planning.
Cynthia, the Kupenda founder and executive director, is also a board member for Kuhenza. Read Cynthia's full biography .
Mohammed Mgaza
Mohammed is a special needs teacher, head teacher at Kakuyuni Primary School's Mental Health Unit and the Assistant Coordinator of Malindi's Special Olympics.
Mohammed has been a special needs education teacher and the head of the Kakuyuni Primary School Mental Health Unit since 2003. He also serves as the treasurer of the Special Schools Sports Association of Kenya (SSSAK) in Malindi Sub County and is the Assistant Coordinator of the Special Olympics in Malindi Sub County. Mohammed holds a certificate in primary teacher education from Kilima Mbogo Teachers Training College, a diploma in special needs education from the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) and a degree in special needs education from Kenya Methodist University (KEMU).
Gabriel Mwanengo
For 20 years, Gabriel has been a teacher for children who are deaf. He was also the head of a special unit at the Gede Special School for children who are deaf.
Gabriel has over 20 years of experience working as a teacher for children who are deaf. He was also the head of a special unit at the Gede Special School for children who are deaf or have physical disabilities. His extensive experience and attention to detail make him a strong Board Treasurer and great asset to the Kuhenza team.
Julius Kalu
Julius Robert Katoi Kalu has been the Bishop of Kenya's Mombasa Diocese Anglican Church since 1994. He is also has teaching and nonprofit management experience.
Julius Robert Katoi Kalu has been the Bishop of Kenya's Mombasa Diocese Anglican Church since 1994. In addition to providing spiritual guidance and counsel to the Kupenda/Kuhenza teams, Bishop Kalu has extensive teaching and nonprofit management experience. He has served as an executive member of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, a council member of the Technical University of Mombasa, Executive Chairman of the Shanzu Teachers' Training College, Executive Chairman of Godoma Secondary School, a council member of the Coastal Interfaith Council of Cerics, a board member of the Mama Nguni Girls High School, Executive Chairman of Kilifi County Leaders Association. He has also been in charge of relief food distribution in Ghanzi, Malindi, Taba Delta, and the Galole Constituency for more than 10 years. Bishop Kalu has earned multiple diplomas in education and theology from Kenyan training institutions and a master's degree in theology from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has also completed vocational training programs in advanced adult education, ecumenics, and AIDS awareness in both Kenya in the United States. Bishop Kalu is fluent in Kiswahili, English, Kigiriama and Hebrew.
Leonard Mbonani
In his role as board secretary, Leonard is responsible for ensuring that accurate and sufficient documentation exists to meet the Board's legal requirements.
In Kenyan nonprofit organizations, the executive director typically holds the role of secretary. In his role as board secretary, Leonard is responsible for ensuring that accurate and sufficient documentation exists to meet the Board's legal requirements. In order to fulfill these responsibilities, Leonard records minutes of meetings, ensures their accuracy and availability, proposes policies and practices, submits various reports to the board, and maintains membership records. Read Leonard's full biography here.
Jacob Mwagandi
Jacob has been a primary school teacher for nearly 40 years and a pastor since 2012. He also served as the head teacher at Magarine Primary School since 1995.
Jacob has been a primary school teacher for nearly 40 years and a pastor since 2012. He has also served as the head teacher at Magarine Primary School since 1995. Very early in his career Jacob met Kuhenza's founder and director, Leonard Mbonani. Leonard and Jacob were teaching together and began to fundraise to pay the school fees of high-performing, impoverished children in their classes. Over the years, Jacob developed a deep passion for vulnerable children, particularly those with disabilities, and agreed to join the Kuhenza Board as an advocate for these young people. Although he will retire soon from teaching, Jacob wants to continue supporting these children through Kuhenza and a farming project he has started to provide nutritional support to special education schools and units in Kilifi. Jacob holds certificates in Primary Education and Theology, as well as a diploma in Education Management.
Dr. Kathryn Quissell
Kathryn Quissell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, and a researcher with expertise in global health policy, advocacy, and governance.
Dr. Kathryn Quissell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, and a researcher with expertise in global health policy, advocacy, and governance. She has a PhD in Public Administration and Policy from American University, an MPH in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University, and an MSc in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the London School of Economics. In her work with Kupenda, Dr. Quissell is helping the team design and implement assessments of their advocacy work in order to better understand the root causes of disability-related stigma and discrimination, and how to mitigate these factors to improve inclusion and access to healthcare and education. As a member of the Advisory Board, she advises the organization on their monitoring and evaluation work, their data dissemination, and their internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
Suzanne Van de visser
Andrew Bauer
Britta Magnuson
Britta Magnuson is a health care professional and researcher who has been supporting Kupenda's work for more than 10 years.
Britta Magnuson is a health care professional and researcher who has been supporting Kupenda's work for more than 10 years. Britta provides pro-bono writing, editing and event planning support to the organization. She also sponsors two children in Kenya.
Neema Kamau
Dr. Peter Iltis
Jon Busch
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1) Sanehiro Muromachi, Toru Abe, Tatsuo Maekawa, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, "Phase equilibrium for clathrate hydrate formed in methane + water + urea system", Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2015/07, 398, 1-4.
7) S. Muromachi, S. Takeya, Y. Yamamoto, R. Ohmura, "Characterization of tetra-n-butylphosphonium bromide semiclathrate hydrate by crystal structure analysis", CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 2056–2060.
8) S. Muromachi, K. A. Udachin, K. Shin, S. Alavi, I. L. Moudrakovski, R. Ohmura, J. A. Ripmeester, "Guest-induced symmetry lowering of an ionic clathrate material for carbon capture", Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 11476.
9) S. Muromachi, T. Abe, Y. Yamamoto, S. Takeya, "Hydration structures of lactic acid: characterization of the ionic clathrate hydrate formed with a biological organic acid anion", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16, 21467.
12) S. Muromachi, H. D. Nagashima, J.-M. Herri and R. Ohmura, "Thermodynamic modelling for clathrate hydrates of ozone", Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2013, vol. 64, 193-197.
1) Shimizu, T; Yamamoto, Y; Tenma, N; Narita, H, "Electric-Submersible-Pump Performance under Methane/Water/Methane-Hydrate Pipe Flows", Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE, Kona, Hawaii, USA, June 21-26, 2015, pp.132-138.
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The Economic Security for New Parents Act, proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSenate Republicans tested on Trump support after Mueller Cuban negotiator says Trump's efforts to destabilize Cuba's government will fail Freedom to Compete Act would benefit many American workers MORE (R-Fla.) and Rep. Ann Wagner Ann Louise WagnerRepublicans offer 'free market alternative' to paid family leave Top GOP lawmaker moves to force floor vote on abortion bill This week: Senate GOP prepares to change rules on Trump nominees MORE (R-Mo.), would provide parents with the option of taking two months off from work after the birth or adoption of a child to devote time to raising their children by deferring their Social Security benefits by only a few months.
President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump calls Sri Lankan prime minister following church bombings Ex-Trump lawyer: Mueller knew Trump had to call investigation a 'witch hunt' for 'political reasons' The biggest challenge from the Mueller Report depends on the vigilance of everyone MORE supports the Economic Security for New Parents Act and the Senate and House should approve this legislation that strengthens American families and promotes personal responsibility.
Tim Head is the executive director of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, a grassroots public policy organization with 1.8 million members and supporters in all 50 states that works on behalf of sound public policy that reflects the Biblical principles of respect for all human life, the sanctity of marriage and family, and the rights of the poor, the alien and the marginalized in society.


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Udena Wijerathna is a Western Province Provincial Councillor in Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party.

Early childhood

Udena who was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo is the youngest son of Mahendra Wijerathna former Minister of Livestock Development, Milk Production and Deputy Minister of Trade and Shipping. He is also the grand nephew of Philip Gunawardena & Robert Gunawardena and nephew of former Hiriyala MP S.B. Herath. His only sister is Dr Maheshi Wijerathna who is a Specialist Neuro Surgeon attached to Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital.

Politics

In 1991 Provincial Council elections Udena received most no of preferential votes in Sri Lanka and became the President of the Provincial Council in Mirigama. In 1998 he became a Provincial Council Minister obtaining the 3rd place in elections.

See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Gunawardena (Boralugoda Ralahamy)
 2009 Provincial Council Election

References

WIJERATNE - MAHENDRA (MP for Mirigama)

Sri Lankan Buddhists
Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka
Living people
United National Party politicians
Members of the Western Provincial Council
Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
Sinhalese politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)

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Devices and services? Microsoft needs to focus on apps
Late last year, Microsoft announced that it is changing its focus, moving away from software and toward "devices and services". We're not really sure exactly what that means, yet, although the devices part is fairly obvious (although it may be less obvious that it's a good strategy): continue to expand the Microsoft Surface line, integrate Xbox and the upcoming Durango into a Windows driven ecosystem, and keep pushing Windows Phone.
Services are a bit harder to find a clear path for. Certainly Microsoft is betting big on Bing, and SkyDrive, and Office 365, and Azure, and those may be the four big pillars of services. Xbox Music could be another pillar, although it not only isn't a competitor to iTunes at the moment, it's even a much worse service currently than what we had with Zune.
In fact, most of the apps published by Microsoft for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 are underpowered, poorly conceived, and in a word, abysmal. Mail, Messaging, Photo Gallery, etc., etc., are laughably poor counterparts to what we had with Windows Live Essentials. And here we are, nearly 6 months after we first caught sight of these apps, with little or no improvement, and they're still mostly unusable except as proof of concept demos.
Last week, Skype updated its Windows Phone app, but even though Skype is a Division of Microsoft, it couldn't even support one of the baseline features of Windows Phone, and had to drop support for the People Hub.
And those are just the apps for Microsoft services. It doesn't get much better for supporting other services, something that is imperative in a post monopolistic world. There's a Facebook app for Windows Phone, but none for Windows 8, and we've been documenting the very public issues Microsoft has in supporting Google services. Windows Phone's lack of top tier apps is well documented, and some blame those services for not releasing Windows Phone apps. Well, with barely 3 percent marketshare, it isn't up to a 3rd party service to prop up Windows Phone, it's up to Microsoft.
The old Microsoft, the one that focused on software and platforms and tools, could get away with tossing out a mishmash of "Hello World" apps, with high hopes that third parties would complete the job, and in the old days, they did. In this new Microsoft, however, where Windows Phone lags far behind the market leaders, and Windows 8 is getting off to a slow start, Microsoft needs to do more.
It's up to Microsoft, not Google or other popular services, to provide apps that work with third party services, and it's certainly up to Microsoft to provide top quality and industry leading apps for its own services, and sooner rather than later.
The Sinofsky regime decimated the Windows Live organization, shipping Hotmail off to Office, silo-ing SkyDrive into its own little org, and burying the rest of what used to be Windows Live deep within Windows. Now, with Sinofsky gone, Microsoft needs to put app development for Windows Phone and Windows 8 front and center, collaborating across divisions, and across the 3rd party landscapes. There can't be any more excuses. Windows Phone needs to work with every service that any other phone works with, and Windows 8 needs to not only do everything that an iPad does, but do it better, and do more besides.

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Syrian truce backed by Russia and Turkey has been announced
Keywords:President Bashar al-AssadRussian President Vladimir PutinRussian-Turkish relationsSyrian truceTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Syrian government and its most important ally, Russia, announced on Thursday that they had reached a cease-fire agreement with rebels in Syria and Turkey, which supports some of the rebels — a potential turning point in a civil war that has lasted nearly six years and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
The announcement follows the retaking of all of Aleppo, once Syria's industrial capital and a stronghold of the opposition, by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, and negotiations in Moscow that involved Mr. Assad's government, Russia, Turkey and Iran — but, pointedly, not the United States.
Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, said that Russia and Turkey would guarantee the truce, which is set to begin at midnight on Thursday. The Syrian military said minutes later that it had agreed to a nationwide cease-fire starting at midnight.
Mr. Putin said that Mr. Assad's government and the opposition would hold peace talks in Kazakhstan, but he did not announce a date.
The Russian defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, said the truce would include 62,000 opposition fighters across Syria, and that the Russian military had set up a hotline with its Turkish counterpart to allow immediate communication about the truce and whether it was being met.
In a brief statement, the Syrian Army said the cease-fire came "after the victories and successes that our armed forces accomplished in more than one place," an allusion to the recent seizing by government forces and their militia allies of the entire city of Aleppo.
Not included in the cease-fire are the fighters of the Islamic State, who control territory in eastern Syria and across the border with Iraq, the Syrian affiliate of Al Qaeda, which is strongest in the country's northwest, and "groups linked to them."
It was not immediately clear which of the scores of rebel groups scattered across Syria had agreed to the cease-fire, nor whether those that had not been consulted would abide by it. Throughout the war, rebel forces have failed to form a united leadership, and infighting among groups has been common.
It was also unclear what criteria the Syrian military and its Russian allies would use to define groups "linked" to the jihadists. In the past, they have dismissed much of the armed opposition as "terrorists" who could not be distinguished from jihadist groups.
The cease-fire agreement appeared to reflect the changed geopolitical reality since Donald J. Trump's election as president of the United States. Mr. Trump has called President Obama's Syria policies a failure and has backed the removal of remaining support for Syrian rebels, vowing to make fighting terrorism virtually the entirety of his administration's Syria policy.
Mr. Assad has called Mr. Trump "a natural ally" in that fight, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said on Thursday that Mr. Trump's administration would be welcome to join the Syrian peace process once he takes office on Jan. 20.
In Turkey, the government said that Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group — which is backed by Iran and has sent thousands of fighters to battle Mr. Assad's forces — should withdraw from Syria.
The foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, told the Turkish news channel A Haber on Thursday that Turkey would guarantee rebel compliance with the cease-fire agreement, while Russia would guarantee adherence by Mr. Assad's government. Iran would also help monitor compliance by Mr. Assad's government and by allied Shiite militias, including Hezbollah, he said.
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Trump is said to have wanted Ivanka to marry Tom Brady
— Juil 30, 2018
Donald Trump has quipped - "several times" - that daughter Ivanka Trump could have married New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, witnesses told The New York Times.
According to the Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers of the Times, Trump joked he "could have had Tom Brady" as a son-in-law.
"Those who have tried to undermine the president have found me to be an obstacle", he said.
Sacramucci further claimed that Brady's wife, model Gisele Bundchen, had prevented her husband from joining his teammates on a visit to the White House to celebrate the Patriots' win at the Super Bowl in 2017. And the two have played golf.
But that doesn't mean Trump has cooled toward Brady. He speculated wildly that Brady's wife, Gisele Bündchen, may have convinced her husband to skip the Patriots' Super Bowl victory trip to the White House a year ago because of "jealousy".
Brady indeed may have been linked to Ivanka Trump, adding fuel to the president's wishful thinking.
Bündchen replied to a fan in an Instagram post that the couple wasn't backing Trump in the election - even though Trump said that Brady was voting for him.
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One of the risky acquisitions includes "Palm Springs" which was acquired by a couple of Neon and Hulu at the Sundance film festival 2021. Despite being a risky choice, they believed what Amazon quoted last year about comedy genres being the key to streaming.
At first several days, there was graveyard silence in the acquisition market but suddenly news of six acquisitions of various 2021 Sundance movies broke out one by one. One of the trickiest ones was "Palm Springs" in $15M. Neon and Hulu's bidding triumphed over the bidding of A24 and Netflix. The deal was even bigger than last year's Amazon's acquisition of "Late Night" which was sealed in $13M.
The romantic-comedy film premiered at 2021 Sundance film festival and revolves around a dramatic romance between a maid of honor and Nyles (Andy Samberg). They meet at a wedding and after a while things become complicated and both are stuck with each other.
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Laura sleeps with the contractor, Weisman, who she has hired to build a shed in her backyard. Her beach house does not feel safe anymore. Soon after the incident, Weisman disappears, leaving Laura alone to deal with the workers. The workers become difficult to deal with, and she is forced to keep a watch on […]
The latest horror-comedy genre screening of the "Spree" left people who attended the premiere at Sundance film festival 2021 at the edge of their seats. Whoever bought the 2021 Sundance film festival tickets ended up freaked out after witnessing its premier. It features Joe Keery as Kurt Kunkle who's a driver addicted to getting fame […]
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It was a slow start at the Sundance 2021 film festival. Although it has gained momentum now, and we are seeing various acquisitions by online streamers. The festivities are in full swing at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and it seems that studios, streamers, and distributors have their eyes on certain titles. "The Night House" […]
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Q: Can you open Google Play Movies (not store) to a specific movie from a website(in chrome)? I am working on a web app to catalog a users movies and ideally would open them in the google play movie app. The current issue I am running into is with Movies Anywhere titles.
Through trial and error, I have figured out how to open a specific movie from the browser in the Play Store.
For example:
https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=IkrfpsjTJzo
What I am trying to do is open the Google Play Movies and TV app on android using  an intent.  I am not an android developer, so while I am doing my best to figure it out, I have hit a wall.
This is what I have tried:
Watch on Google Play Movies

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A: There is a Movies Anywhere API which you can enable for an Android app. For a web app you are having to rely on deep links.
Unfortunately Google has not published deep link information for the Play Movies app but you can try to take a guess at the URL's to use. For example Google Play uses the prefix "market"
Foo Bar

would be equivalent to
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=foo.bar

So we can take some guesses from that - perhaps it uses the movies prefix, or if you are happy to open the movie from the Play app, perhaps the movies endpoint:
movies://details?id=foo.bar
market://movie?id=foo.bar

As I've emphasised this takes more trial and error (guesswork) so if you get it working please let us know your solution

A: I couldn't find way to open some particular movie in Play movies.
I don't think that's easily possible.
You'll have to do it with play store only.
You'll have to use Intent like this:
String movieName = "freedom";

// to open in market without browser.
String movieUri = "market://search?c=movies&q="+movieName;

// to option include browser too.
String movieUri = "https://play.google.com/store/search?c=movies&q="+movieName;
Intent openMovie = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(movieUri));

startActivity(openMovie);

Also if you have the Playmovie id you can open that specific movie like this
String movieId = "sGRsXdcZeVo";
String movieUri = "https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id="+movieId;
Intent openMovie = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(movieUri));

startActivity(openMovie);

If you just want to open Play movies you can open with
Intent openMovie = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/movies"));

startActivity(openMovie);

If you want to open play movies's Library use
Intent openMovie = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/movies/movies"));

startActivity(openMovie);

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by Steve Dillon (SDPittsburgh) on January 11, 2021
Steel City Underground's "Studs and Duds" takes a look at the winners and losers from each of the Pittsburgh Steelers games during the 2020 season. Check with us after every game each week for our list, and to also see who climbed, or fell, down the rankings.
It is difficult to label any player a stud when the Steelers suffer one of their worst playoff losses in franchise history, losing 48 to 37 to the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh. But a few players did have good performances in the second half that sparked a comeback, and at least made the game competitive.
The Steelers' offense started to click by the end of the 1st half and wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster was a big reason why. He finished the game with 13 receptions for 157 yards, although some of that yardage came after the Browns had already put the game out of reach. He also made an impressive touchdown grab on 4th down late in the 3rd quarter that cut the Steelers' deficit to a more manageable 12 points.
Fellow wide receiver Diontae Johnson had a similar game to JuJu's. While he and Ben Roethlisberger did look out of sync at times, he made a lot of tough catches and plays in open space against the Browns. He caught 11 passes for 117 yards, and nearly caught a deep ball for a touchdown too, but, unfortunately, Ben Roethlisberger missed on the throw.
The Steelers' defense as a whole had, by far, its worst performance of the season against the Browns, giving up 41 points. Cornerback Cam Sutton played well in place of Joe Haden, who could not suit up for the game and was one of the few bright spots on defense for the Steelers.
He made one of the best plays of the game for the Steelers' defense on an impressive pass breakup against Jarvis Landry on 3rd down late in the 3rd quarter.
Another wide receiver, James Washington, had one of his best games of the season against the Browns. He was a reliable target for Roethlisberger, catching nearly every ball thrown in his direction, and ended the game with 5 catches for 72 yards.
Tight end Eric Ebron gets more of a borderline stud award for this game. He had a few inexcusable drops in the game and looked out of sync with Roethlisberger at times too. But he also created mismatch problems for the Browns' defense that "Big Ben" was able to exploit. He caught 7 passes for 62 yards and made one of his best plays of the season on a 17-yard touchdown catch early in the 3rd quarter.
"Big Ben" had a bit of a puzzling performance against the Browns. While he set playoff game career highs in passing attempts and yardage, completing 47 of 68 attempts for 501 yards, and threw for 4 touchdowns, he also probably cost the Steelers the game.
His performance in the 1st half was poor, to say the least.
He could not throw the ball accurately or consistently, which kept the offense from moving the ball, and he threw 3 interceptions that caused the Steelers' slow start to quickly snowball into a 28 point deficit in the 1st quarter. He also missed on a deep pass to Diontae Johnson that likely would have scored a touchdown and had a miscommunication with wide receiver Chase Claypool on a play that also likely would have resulted in a touchdown.
It was a tough game for Steelers fans to swallow, considering that it may have been the last game of his career.
The Defensive Line
The Steelers came into this game leading the league in sacks and quarterback pressures, and they did not record a quarterback pressure, hit, or sack at any point against the Browns. Cleveland managed to slow down T.J. Watt and hold him to one of his worst games of the season, though he did make a few plays against the running game.
Interior defensive linemen Cameron Heyward, Stephon Tuitt, and Tyson Alualu also failed to make an impact on the game, whatsoever, despite the Browns having two backup linemen on the field.
The Steelers' pass rush was the best unit on the team in the 2020 season, and arguably the best defensive line in the league, so underperforming to that degree in a playoff game was certainly disappointing.
Robert Spillane
The Steelers' linebackers, as a whole, did not play well against the Browns, but the Browns really exposed Robert Spillane in pass coverage. To be fair, he was forced to cover Jarvis Landry, a wide receiver, at times and you really cannot criticize him for failing in those situations. But he also struggled to cover the Browns' tight ends all game.
By Steve Dillon
Lifelong Steelers, Penguins, and Villanova Basketball fan. I currently live in the Philadelphia area and spend too much time dealing with Eagles fans.
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Conglomerate from Dolly Sods
Posted by Callan Bentley
While my focus was more on bugs and plants than geology this time around, I did hike a new trail at Dolly Sods this past weekend, and on that trail I found several nice boulders of conglomerate. These stood out as being much coarser than the pervasive quartz sandstone of the Pennsylvanian-aged Conemaugh Group which otherwise dominates the outcrops and float of Dolly Sods. Therefore, they were photo-worthy. The conglomerate also displayed a cement of oxides rather than silica, which was different from most of the gleaming white rock you see there. Here's a couple of photos:
Good looking stuff. There's something charismatic in my mind about conglomerate, as compared to other sedimentary rock types.
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Showed this to our science teacher! If u ever want to be a skype guest prof for tucker co, let us know ; ). The kids koved seeing "our rocks" online.
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Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.
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Hi @Bud are you still facing an issue with the setup of the /e/ ROM?
I redid the same operation on the A3 2016 without any changes.
ERROR: libusb error -7 whilst sending packet.
1/ My OS is Ubuntu 18.04.02 (64bits) and I choose ubuntu13.04-heimdall_1.4.0-0_amd64.deb that seemed to be the closest. Was I right or I have to use an other one ?
Could it be more efficient ?
Hi @rhunault please can you check the details put here by @Bud. He is having an issue with a Samsung install.
You are pointing the source of your issue. Heimdall v1.4.0 is the last package available, but v1.4.2 is the last version. Unfortunately, for the moment, the only way to install this version is to build it. Instructions are located at the end of this page ("Appendix B - Installing Heimdall Suite from Source").
Feel free to contact me on Telegram (@rhunault) if you need help.
I'll contact you on Telegram (in french) if needed.
Heimdall 1.4.2 seems to be the solution for the Samsung Galaxy A3 2016.
It is just a problem with data connection : if connected to a WiFi, it does not support it, except if it is a very low bandwidth. Not tested with SIM card yet.
Happy to hear that. Enjoy!
I have the same phone and the same problem with WiFi. Do you solved it?
Whats about GPS at Magic earth? My phone reboot in a loop, too.
I took the time to be precise on each of this points.
I did exactly the same tests and got also the same results as you did.
In the meantime I updated my phone with the latest /e/ nightly Software from 6th April 2019.
Lets hope they will be solve the problem soon.
It´s good to know, to have someone else in the same situation.


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Japan: Japan Strengthens Deterrence Measures Against Trade Secret Infringement
The Unfair Competition Prevention Act Of Japan Is Amended
by Michiru Takahashi
On July 3, 2015, the Japanese Diet passed a bill (the "Amending Act") amending the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (the "UCPA") to bolster civil claims and stiffen criminal penalties so as to strengthen deterrence measures against trade secret infringement.1 This amendment, effective as of January 1, 2016, will fill in some gaps between the trade secret protection system of Japan and similar systems in other developed countries.2 This Commentary provides an overview of the key features of the Amending Act.
The ability to be the sole user of key technologies and information has immense value. The value of trade secrets held by Japanese corporations has been increasing and accounts for a growing portion of their worth. However, unlike other intellectual property rights such as patents, once a trade secret is made public, its value is in most cases immediately lost, and recovering from the loss is extremely difficult. As advanced portable electronic devices have proliferated and cyber attacks have become more sophisticated, reported incidents of trade secret misappropriation, especially those involving overseas perpetrators, have been on the rise. Misappropriation of trade secrets has caused significant damage to Japanese corporations, harmed Japan's economy, and benefitted the perpetrators unjustly. Given these issues, the Japanese government decided to strengthen deterrence measures that are available against trade secret infringement, by introducing enhanced civil claims, stiffer criminal penalties, and new procedural mechanisms that make it easier for victims to sue infringers.
Increasing the Scope of Penalties
(i) Stolen Information Stored Overseas
Japanese companies are increasingly outsourcing operations overseas and expanding their presence internationally. With the proliferation of overseas cloud storage, Japanese companies' trade secrets are being stored abroad ever more frequently. However, under the pre-amendment UCPA (the "Old UCPA"), only acts of wrongful use or disclosure of a trade secret were subject to criminal penalties when committed overseas, and only if the trade secret was controlled within the territory of Japan.
Under the amended UCPA (the "Amended UCPA"), the scope of acts potentially subject to criminal penalties widens to cover not only wrongfully using or disclosing, but also acquiring, a trade secret outside Japan. Furthermore, it protects any trade secret held by a person doing business in Japan, and eliminates the previous requirement that a trade secret had to have been controlled in Japan. Thus, for example, the theft of trade secrets from a Japanese company worker temporarily stationed overseas on business will now be subject to criminal penalties, as well as the overseas theft of trade secrets stored by a Japanese company on a cloud storage service.
(ii) Attempted Infringement of Trade Secrets
The Old UCPA imposed penalties only to completed acts of trade secret infringement, such as the successful theft of a trade secret, and not to mere attempts. However, a leaked trade secret spreads widely and quickly, thus imposing penalties on attempts at infringement was deemed an effective means to deter infringement and protect trade secrets. Accordingly, the Amended UCPA expands the scope of prohibited acts to cover attempts to infringe a trade secret, such as an attempt to steal, regardless of whether they succeed.
(iii) Subsequent Acquirers of Trade Secrets
The Old UCPA imposed penalties only on an individual who directly and improperly receives a trade secret (a second-degree acquirer) from an individual who had either improperly received it initially (a first-degree acquirer) or initially received it properly but then disseminates it improperly. In other words, the Old UCPA limited imposition of penalties to first and second-degree acquirers.
The Amended UCPA expands the scope of those who can be penalized by including any person who acquires and resells a trade secret with the knowledge that the trade secret has been disclosed wrongfully. This means that a third-degree acquirer and further subsequent acquirers can be criminally liable as well.
Criminal Penalties and Civil Claims for the Assignment, Importation and Exportation of Products Infringing on Trade Secrets
The Amended UCPA prohibits the assignment, importation and exportation of goods produced by an infringing use of technical trade secrets (hereinafter referred to as "Infringing Products") with the requisite intent (as detailed below). It also makes Infringing Products subject to injunction from such assignment, importation and exportation pursuant to a civil claim, and makes such acts subject to criminal penalties.
For civil claims, the Amended UCPA imposes liability on a person who either knew that the goods in question were Infringing Products at the time of obtaining them, or was grossly negligent in failing to acquire such knowledge. For criminal proceedings, the Amended UCPA penalizes only a person who had actual knowledge.
The Old UCPA prohibited only the act of using a trade secret, and therefore, it was not possible to seek an injunction to stop importation of products manufactured outside Japan using a trade secret relating to manufacturing method. Thus, by also prohibiting the assignment, importation and exportation of an Infringing Product, the Amended UCPA aims to further discourage the theft of technical trade secrets.
Imposition of Greater Criminal Penalties
The Amended UCPA imposes greater criminal penalties such as imprisonment and larger monetary fines for criminal infringement. It raises the maximum fine from 10 million JPY to 20 million JPY for individuals, and from 300 million JPY to 500 million JPY for corporations and other legal entities.
In addition, a new, heavier penalty has been introduced for wrongful overseas use of trade secrets and wrongful disclosure of trade secrets to overseas companies. The maximum fine is 30 million JPY for individuals and 1 billion JPY for legal entities. These new penalties are being introduced because overseas infringement tends to cause more harm than infringement inside Japan, and judicial relief for overseas infringement is more difficult to obtain.
Furthermore, the Amended UCPA introduces the ability to confiscate the proceeds from the crimes of trade secret infringement.
No Criminal Complaint Required for Prosecution of Trade Secret Infringement
Under the Old UCPA, criminal prosecution of a trade secret infringement required a formal complaint from the victim. Under the Amended UCPA, this is no longer necessary.
Reducing the Burden of Proof
In a civil suit under the Old UCPA for infringement based on the use of trade secrets, the plaintiff had the burden of proof and had to submit evidence establishing the unlawful use. However, especially in case of technical information related to manufacturing method, it is usually extremely difficult for the plaintiff to demonstrate that the defendant has been using a trade secret it obtained unlawfully, because the necessary evidence is usually located on the defendant's premises, and in Japan, there is no discovery system comparable to that of the United States that allows the plaintiff to obtain such evidence. Therefore, the Amended UCPA creates a rebuttable presumption that the defendant used the plaintiff's trade secrets related to manufacturing method, upon a showing by the plaintiff that (i) the defendant wrongfully acquired the plaintiff's trade secrets3 and (ii) the defendant manufactured goods that can be produced by the use of those trade secrets, and (iii) the trade secrets relate to a method of producing goods.4 The defendant may overcome this presumption by demonstrating affirmatively that it did not manufacture its goods using the trade secret. This shifting of the burden of proof is unique among developed countries.
Extension of the Statute of Limitations
Under the Old UCPA, if an infringer engages continuously in the wrongful use of trade secrets, the right to seek an injunction or damages extinguishes after 10 years from the start of the infringing act. The new statute of limitations in the Amended UCPA, which is already in effect, extends the limitations period to 20 years, because past cases showed that it can often take many years to discover a trade secret infringement.5
The impetus for these amendments stems from the realization over the last few years of large-scale, illegal outflow of trade secrets from Japan. For example, in 2014, Toshiba Corporation sued SK Hynix Inc. under the UCPA for about 110 billion JPY in damages, for wrongfully acquiring and using proprietary flash memory technology.6 In the same year, Benesse Corporation, a major correspondence education provider, suffered a theft of its customer information including the names and birthdates of many minors when an outside systems engineer misappropriated and sold the information. This caused extensive damage to the company, which lost customers and whose reputation was severely tarnished.
The Amended UCPA will strengthen the deterrence of such infringing acts. However, companies will still need to take all reasonable measures to prevent misappropriation of trade secrets. Companies should adopt the measures in the "Trade Secret Management Guidelines" published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (the "Ministry")7, which provide the minimum precautions necessary to adequately manage trade secrets, as well as the Ministry's trade secret protection manual, which provides the best practices with respect to information management.8
The Amending Act does not amend the Customs Law of Japan so that Japanese Customs can seize Infringing Products at the border like they can seize products that infringe other types of intellectual property rights. We expect the Japanese government to address in due course the issue of introducing new border measures against Infringing Products.
[1] The UCPA defines trade secret as technical or business information that is "useful in commercial activities," "controlled as a secret," and "not publicly known." The UCPA provides civil remedies for trade secret misappropriation and criminal liabilities for malicious trade secret misappropriation.
[2] The provision with respect to the extension of the statute of limitations of civil claims relating to trade secret infringement came into effect on July 10, 2015, the day of promulgation of the Amending Act. Please see the section titled "Extension of the Statute of Limitations" below.
[3] This presumption does not apply to cases where the defendant lawfully acquired a trade secret but subsequently engaged in unlawful use of such trade secret.
[4] An example of a trade secret that relates to a method of producing goods is a design drawing. On the other hand, a sales manual is not, because it is business information and not related to a method of producing goods.
[5] If a holder of the trade secret becomes aware of the fact of infringement and of the infringer, the right extinguishes after three years from the time of such awareness.
[6] According to media reports, SK Hynix agreed to pay 278 million USD (approximately 33 billion JPY at the time) and the parties settled the dispute in December 2014.
[7] See http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/economy/chizai/chiteki/pdf/20150128hontai.pdf (available only in Japanese).
[8] "Secret Information Protection Handbook ~ Towards Enhancement of Corporate Values~" (February 8, 2016). See http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/economy/chizai/chiteki/pdf/handbook/full.pdf (available only in Japanese).
Michiru Takahashi
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Q: How can I use an iperf output and only grep average Bandwidth? I am here finding a way to display the average of iperf bandwidth using the script. I am not sure whats wrong with command, i dont get the output of Bandwidth displayed. I need output something like this
average ....... 936.8 Mbits/sec
if [ "$#" -ne "2" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: script needs four arguments, where:"
  echo
  echo "1. Number of times to repeat test (e.g. 10)"
  echo "2. Host running 'iperf -s' (e.g. somehost)"
  echo
  echo "Example:"
  echo "  $(basename $0) 10 somehost"
  echo
  echo "The above will run 'iperf -c' 10 times on the client and report totals and average."
  exit 1
else
  runs=$1
  host=$2
fi

log=iperf.$host.log

if [ -f $log ]; then
  echo removing $log
  rm $log
fi

echo "=================================================================="
echo " Results"
echo "=================================================================="
echo " target host .... $host"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"

for run in $(seq 1 $runs); do
  iperf -c $host -f m >> $log
  echo -e " run $run: \t $(awk '/Bandwidth/ {getline}; END{print $7, $8}' $log)"
done

avg=$(awk -v runs=$runs '/Bandwidth/ {getline; sum+=$7; avg=sum/runs} END {print avg}' $log)

echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo " average ....... $avg Mbits/sec"

A: Use the json output? That's actually made for being parseable, not human readable.
iperf3 supports JSON output, which could potentially be parsed using e.g. jq or any other JSON parser.
The average would be in the end.streams structure of the json output:
    "end":  {
        "streams":  [{
                "sender":   {
                    "socket":   5,
                    "start":    0,
                    "end":  10.00009,
                    "seconds":  10.00009,
                    "bytes":    191102976,
                    "bits_per_second":  152881004.87095615,
                    "retransmits":  813,
                    "max_snd_cwnd": 1465304,
                    "max_snd_wnd":  3145728,
                    "max_rtt":  119453,
                    "min_rtt":  48135,
                    "mean_rtt": 60457,
                    "sender":   true
                },
                "receiver": {
                    "socket":   5,
                    "start":    0,
                    "end":  10.048346042633057,
                    "seconds":  10.00009,
                    "bytes":    188867176,
                    "bits_per_second":  150366776.93915045,
                    "sender":   true
                }


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What's New: The rugged and the salty
LAS CRUCES - In the spa-like atmosphere of the Southwest Salt Room, this new business in Pueblo Plaza is seeking to recreate some of the conditions of salt caves that first drew attention for their apparent health benefits in the mid-19th century.
"Halotherapy is a holistic, all natural, non-invasive method that mimics the natural climate of salt caves," the business states on its website. "Halogenerator machines grind pharmaceutical grade salt down to a fine aerosol and disperse it in the air at high concentrations."
The American Lung Association recommends trying halotherapy in consultation with a physician, but an article on its website indicates it could offer relief for some who suffer from respiratory ailments: "When fine salt particles are inhaled, they will fall on the airway linings and draw water into the airway, thinning the mucous and making it easier to raise, thus making people feel better."
Besides that, the business offers clients a chance to sink their feet into Dead Sea salt in comfortably furnished "salt rooms." The facility also includes a room for kids.
The Southwest Salt Room's official ribbon-cutting was Friday at 1100 S. Main St., just north of Avenida de Mesilla.
'Style that doesn't take a day off'
Rugged Trade, a men's clothing retail chain with locations in Carlsbad and Artesia, officially opened its Las Cruces location with a Friday ribbon cutting.
On its official website, Rugged Trade describes itself as "a hybrid western/workwear/contemporary fashion retail store" that was known as the Phillips Cowboy shop until 2014 and traces its history back to 1947. The shop sells casual apparel, outdoor gear, footwear, hats, and flame-resistant clothing.
The Las Cruces outlet is at 940 Valley Drive, north of Picacho Avenue.
Send tips about openings, closings, and other new developments to adammassa@lcsun-news.com or call 575-541-5451.
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